Forum Discussion
How can i create 3 dependent drop down list with the 3rd drop down depending on 1st and 2nd list?
See the attached sample workbook.
Select C2 on the Data Entry sheet and click Data Validation on the Data tab of the ribbon to see the formula I used. It is
=OFFSET(Lists!$C$1,MATCH(1,(Lists!$A$2:$A$27=A2)*(Lists!$B$2:$B$27=B2),0),0,COUNTIFS(Lists!$A$2:$A$27,A2,Lists!$B$2:$B$27,B2),1)
It looks like data validation has to be refreshed when the workbook is opened.
The attached new version is now a macro-enabled workbook; you may have to allow macros when you open it. I hope this works for you.
How do I make Drop down 2 dependant on the selection of Drop down 1 and Drop down 3 dependant on the selections of both?
Thank you in advance
If to google "excel dependent drop down list" lot of posts just on first page, e.g. How to make dependent dropdown lists in Excel | Exceljet. You may find more suitable in your case and your Excel version.
SergeiBaklan thanks! I couldn't get it working using any of the guides online! I think the problem was that my data has multiple words and spaces and is very complicated against basic one word just a few items in a lot of the examples. I found a way to reduce the data down and cross reference using the Define Names - labelling each section of data as the simple name so it matches.
It is a very over complicated way to do it and I am sure any updates to the data will break it - but it works for now. Thanks
In latest Excel it was improved, it ignores duplicates and blanks automatically. But all this is better to discuss on concrete sample if you have more questions.
